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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
gteamboats ano Railroads.
NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON
N go RIVER RAILROAD
GREAT FOURTRACK TRUNK LINE
ON and after May ID trains Leave


on and after May Is trains leave
GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT,
Largest and Finest Passenger station in America,
Express DRAWN groom cars TO Albany,
Troy, ST. Adams Rouse's Point and syracuse
1900 a IN, the FAMOUS CHICAGO LIMITED, composed
exclusively OF Buffet smoking dining car room
and sleeping for Albany Utica Syracuse Rochests
Buffalo, Niagara Falls Ere Cleveland anu Toledo arriving
Chicago $50 a. day.
tl0:30 Chicago Express drawing room cars 10 Canaan
daigua and Rochester.
tll:a0 a Western Now YORK ana northern EXPRESS
with drawing room cars. IA, ,,.
$3.50 D. Albany Troy and Utica Express with drawing
room cars to Troy.
= p. m. Accommodation to Albany and Troy.
g Fast Chicago Express, with sleeping cars tor
Niagara Falls Buffalo Toronto, Toledo Detroit aud Chicago
Dining car New.York to Albany -.
st6:30 Fast Cincinnati and st. Louis Express with
sleeping for Cleveland Cincinnati Indianapolis and 81
Louis, also 10 Auburn Geneva and Canandaigua
Montreal Express with sleeping cars 70 Montreal
Runs TO Utica, stopping at principal stations
SPECIAL sleeper arrives Rochester TAO a. Bur
falo. 9:35 a. and Cleveland -: l5 next day
tDlD Pacific with f0rRocneS
ter Buffalo, Niagara Falls Cleveland Toledo Detroit and
Chicago sleepngcars to Clayton via Utica daily except
Saturday.
IL Is p M. Night Express with sleeping TO Albany
and Troy Connects with the morning trains for the West and
for the North except Saturday night.
Tickets salo at Grand Central Depot. NO Battery
Place Alb Broadway Mott Haven Station. 13Sthst and
at Westcotps Express Offices IL PARK Place (near Broad
way) 1856 AMI 0l2 Broadway and 81 West l25thst, New
York 35S Washington and $50 Fulton sts Brookyn and 10
4thst, Williamsburg
Accommodations and sleeping be
procured at any Of the ticket offices in NewYork City and
333 Westinghouse, Brooklyn.
Baggage called for and checked from residence.
These trains daily All others daily except Sunday.
fThese trains stop Mott Haven Station (l3SthsLl
J. NJ TOUCEY. HENRY M0NETT,
General Superintendent. General passengcr Agent
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CHARLES ROBINSON SMITH,
Secretary.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CoNPASY }
PIER FOOT or CANAI~sT. NORTH RIVER
NEw.YoRK. May IL. 1887 }
FEHE FORTIETH ANNUAL MEETING of
STOCKHOLDERS OF the Pacific NAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY will be hold at the Office OF the company pier
foot of Canals River in tho city OF NewYork,
WEDNESDAY the 25h day OF MAY 1887 between the hours
II and for the election OF Directors and the
transaction of such other business may properly
The transfer books OF the company Will close at the
Office of the Union Trust Company on WEDNESDAY, the
THURSDAY the 2Gth day OF May 1887 10 O'Clock
w. IL. LANE Secretary,
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DOR HUDSON and COXSACKIE.

Il Steamer KAATERSKiLL, leaves at Q D. m. Tuesdays
Thursdays ami Saur nv rom Pier 30 n r. foot OF Jay ST.
Steamer MCMANUS Mon lays Wednesdays and Fridays.
from Por 30 foot OF Franknst both boats connecting with
Boston and Albany H.
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Tho following male the and Auc~
ton Room today
BIZ Broom Leriness.
! plot land n East l0th-st 1873 II Q OF 6thaye
4Sllx53x50x3610; and plot OF land 970x27.7x
10l.Gxb5 IL centre OF block bounded by 4th and 1900
6th.ave-. 10th and l1thss Edsel s27500
Sale OF lots on East l0Sth-st, 225 10 OF oth-ave,
BIZ John r. B. smyn.
4.story building with lot Nc az peeaTssst; wGpof
ster 10000
Rooseyets lot iSsx76 Donald. ...........- $500
40 t OF Nofolk St lot l3Iesi Campbell. l4,loo
saS5 f Il Of BrosdSay lot IL s.Sss Dash 27e2s
sf i3th nS svs lot aexiooS ls4oo
Of sth.sye. lot iesYio22; + Murphy 49,. 1900
BIZ DANIEL ~ Seaman.
'o eseh pr Burke Observation-Disclosures. I.6i5
lot adj above 26xiOo, w Nc $50
By John r. Boyd.
4sory dwelling with plot Of land GU dthaye,nw
JoT Hammond pO. eoeoo
BROOKLYN PROPERTY
l plot OF land WIS Saratogaave 67.S IT $ OF Deaust
3l0K-i Il Hammond. 40
By kiehdrd v HarneH d Co.
l 3.sory house with lot No 10 Yine-st lS46ue --o
Of Columbia Heights lot % 6x35.2i W Cook 4,ToO
DOBBS FERRY PROPERTY
By Scot Myers
Sale OF buildings with ~ acres OF land was whithdrawn
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CUpKENE COURT-NEW-Y0RK COUNTY

CIpREME COU kI-NE W l Ohh wv y :
- hiram lockwood. plaintiff against Mary Lockwood
Chariotte H. Merritt Maria Merritt, Henrietta Merritt
PANEL Merritt. Emma Merritt John Lyon
sarah H. Lyon. Joseph NJ. Lyon. ReDecca H. lyon
Janet f,aid EIa More Ellen Alderman Caroline lIneS
Caroline wagner Horton A. Lockwood, Alice lockW0pd
Frauoes Bryan spencer G. lockwood. Gardiner lockwood
tlsfie. H. Loo kwoOd and Martha Lockwood dciendAnt
inc unAora gned appointed referee by order OF thl
court dated and herein tho 18th day OF Apt
1851 hereby each person not party To to ac
rLo Al the date said orer Lad Hen upon any uuu
v share or interest ~ the owners on persons inter
Gated the premises hereinafter described To appear DcOto
me OIL 0ih DAY 81 June. 1887 at my once 30
broad New York CITY, 10 prove MS zen ana hc
true amount become due 10 him by reason thereof
described IN the complaint ~ the above
entitled cause follows: All that certain lot piece or
parcel Of situate, lying and being IN the 4h ara OF
lie CITY or York. bounded and dc tiue as 'olo"s
.nR part certain lot known aud described ON ger
ain man OF the last Nicholas Bayari as lot 100
I'm he centre line OF the said lot on the
owrry running westerly through the centre OF said
ot G 90 feet thence souhery II feet inches TO LOT 100
ON man and thence running castcry 10 teet 10 The BOW
erv and thence inches along Said Bowey TO the
nont OF place beginning, and known as le- BOwery
All that lot piece parcel OF lana situate lying
and being In the I'D ward OF Ncwlork cry bounded Auu
described Beginning ~ point on Tie outhery
$40 ~ SStlst distant 32j feet westerly OF the llth
ave running westerly 30 feet; thence southery one
La the block easeriy 30 feet thence northery 10
the roint or place OF beginning.
Dated New York city, Aprll - So, -. - -.
EDWARDS II. ROCKWELL,
Plointla's Attorney, . Beckman-st New.York CITY,
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OFFICE OF THE
DAYTON & IR0NT0N r. R. co.
DAYTON. o. May 4, 1887.

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS Of TtE DAhION "a
IRONTON RAILROAD COMPANY:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the statute
In made and provided that meeting Of the stock
holders Dayton and 1ronon Railroad Company will be
held at the office company the city OF Dayton
Ohio the Path day OF May 1897 at IL o'clock noon for
the purpose considering and voting upon tho Joint
OF the said Dayton and Ironton Railroad Company and
the Chicago Railroad Company and the directors
thereof for consolidation Of said companies and their rail-
roads franchises properties &C. pursuant TO the statutes In
made and provided and the terms conditions
and considerations in said agreement OF consolidation
pressed and also for the purpose OF calling such other
meeting stockholders and doing such other acts and things
requisite proper and necessary such coDso
idation and the proceedings 10 efcctuate the same
BY order OF the Board Of Directors
WILLIAM G. BOONE,
Secretary.
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feeal Notices.


NETWORK SUPREME COURT.-ANNE
~ kline and THOMAS kline, her husband against
CATUARINE TUCKER and WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
TTCKER her husband flvlng and tho deYsoes hors az
and next OF kin OF said Cathrine Iucke uecease'
who are unknown TO the PLAINTIFF
undersigned. duy appointed referee ~ an 9ruoro
t entered herein the 2lst day OF April
1887 90 hereby require each pcrson not party 10 TINS &C
lion who al the SAID order had lien upon any I'M
divided OF OF the owners or persons
Interested promises hereinafter described or upon any
undivided share or Interest IN the premises &c
10 before or before the OF
1887 80. l32 Nassaust In tie CITY OF
NcwYork prove lien and the true amount due or 10
become due thcrcupon. 60. =, a.. -.
premises described in the complaint In the above
az follows; =, ,,.-., ~ ,,o.,
All that certain lot OF land situate in the city OF ewIork
beginning point on the southory SIDE OF fyhlnlnsI,
distant aud eighty feet westerly from the corner
formed by OF the s0utherlY line OF Fly
ninth IL With tho line OF Seconiave aud running
thence southerly parallel with scconiave one hundred Feet
and four inches the line OF tho block thence west
cry along line and parallel with Filty lnt.sS
thence nOrthcriy and again parallel WIN
second hundred and four inches 10 the snutery
side OF and thence eastory along the outhety
line OF F,y nlnhsL twenty-five feet TO the point oil OeSh
ming.
N~'' W PETER l. MULLALY,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19

DOND SALE.
ID OPEN BIDS will he received Mt the Court Honse Cold
water Michigan mn O'Clock Monday afternoon,
june s. 1857 $4,000 cent bonds to DO issued Tor
bnildne new Cour House Bonds described as follows
Taed March 1851 denomination Al OO0 interest payable
annually in New.York Ciiy due 10000 March J. 1853
s0 n01 March 1890 $4,000 March l. 1897 and 10000
March 1892 The Board Of Supervisors hold The power to
''''' " JAMES II. DICKEY.
Clerk Board OF Supervisors
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DEDUCTION OF FARES Vi
HARLEM RIVER BRANCH

4 NEW.YDKK, NEW sHAVEN ami fAN itVIsy ~ ~
Trains leave iIlrle River station corner 1870 m i.
coInIv, usar Thrl Bridge across Harlem hVoe
Preached by second Avenue aud Sno1rSin E9VIt9i rA
foa Isl daily except Sulilys " Dt5 lOl JEW ~ lop
a M DO 3j5 $40, $40 go 1880 p M Tor rOrt MOT
Ts Casanova (Otk POint Hunts Point MesD Farms al
Nesf West Chester Timpsons Bay Chester (Pohan hay
Bsrtow Ctv Isl1nD Pelham Manor sn New Rochelle con
with trains for all points on ths
main line OF tho NewYork NewIlaven and Hartford al
roaJ shore Line ami Line Divisions Now-Can3ln, MIL
dIetown New. Britain aud Suel branches an Boston ani
all points East ,.n.tt. an, all ,,,., 49,,
lions an 1910 u. m. daily, except MONDAYS
trains for New. Rochelle and all intermediate sta
tions att m l20l and $3.50 ~, the latter tram eonnecV
inc az Now. llochello with way tTaln 10 stanloIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
FIRE-pLECES.

An entirely new limo of FIRE-PLACEs of the
NEST elegant and extensive variety of designs In
BRASS, BRONZE and IRON. from the cheapes
IN The most expensive ever shown I'm this country
nj greatly reduced prices.
J. s.. Conover 81 Co.,
20 g. 80 WEST 230-ST.
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nropTnrpN ROADOF NEW Jersey

~ TRAINS leave Chambesst station for Englewooi,
Tenafv Clos,rr, Spark Hl and Nyack $50, 7;lO 500.
$50 and 1880 M. lil6. 1920 1. 400, 800 $40 $3.50,
iOSo p M, ~ midnight Sundays 7ilo $50 M and
$50 7iIO $50 M 4:6O, $50 p m. Sundays $50 a M
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Gieomboats ano Railroads.

4 HUDSON RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
Inc Day Line steamers will their regular trips
Albauy ND Incrmcdat" Landings Saturday. May -
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CTONINGTON LINE.

NTUNINU IUN LIVE"
FOR Iotton Providence and all Eastern points
kt,an eIs III Pier No 80 NOrth RIVER onebloot
,iN,I At Al b I. M. daily, except sunday =
v II. BRYCE Gent Passenger ASehs
nRDIICTION OF FARES VIA NORWICH
IL LINE. Tbs Popular inside Route TO Boston, ~
Worcester 81 so Corresponding reduction 70 l points
Steamers CITY OF Worcester aud CITY OF NeW.l ork
Leave Pier 40 told NUMBER North River loot OF Watsse
bUOp. IN. " W. DiND'' NbeHt.
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SALE OF THE ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.

ny and under authority Of decree rendered by tho
Circnt OF tho United states for the Eastern District OF
Virginia on the 9TH OF April. 1884 N tho chancery
cause OF Alexander Tho leIandra and Washing
Railroad Company and others therein depending the
gned master OF said court and tho Commissioner
appointed BY said decree 70 make sso ~ the property therein
described sale public auction IN front OF the
House Building ~. Asauh 81. In The CITY OF Alex
andri Va. at ~ o'clock on raturiay te eth day OF
July 1897 all the rights privileges franchises and prop
Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company
except hereafter 20 into tho hands OF
IN said and dohs due In said company
Railroad Company consists Of double track railroad from
point the County % Alexandria state of virginia oppo
Washington ID c. tho south cnd ot The
Long Bridge" II Asaph Junction IN said county Two
nndria passing through Henry ~ 10 Dnkes aud the
other through 20 Prncessst, win sie tracks
turnonta &c sc. A complete schedule Of th1 property Of
said contained In tho masters report on Mo
amOngst the papers In said cause.
Terms Of ssle-Cash the following sums viz
s5aGlO 81 with thereon II the rate Of cent per
annum January 1882. until paid $4,000 with IN
thereon the rate Of per cont por annnm from Juy
Of per per from January lsb2 until pad ana
with Interest upon all Of the half yearly OF $50 ech
each Of said bonds and each running from mo
22d july 1852 tho 22d daY Of July 1871 both IN
part thereof September 10 1884 tl paid and So 1s5 ~
with Sg5l ~ part thereof from September 10
1893 paid and the residue % the purchase moneI
OF aud with interest from fate OF
sale evidence by negotiable tho title being retained
under tho the Court until fail compliance has been
made with sale and until all the pad and
resale IN OF default deposit Of $50 900 VIII
when the property struck off, the purchaser not
10 let into possession Of the property until after tho
final ratification OF such sale anda future order OF the Court
ME- PLEAsANTs.
Master and Commissioner TO mako sale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
An INDEX TO THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE.

Giving references by topics to notable passages ana
cant brief histories OF the Plays geogr aphica
names and Incidents mention OF all characters and
OF important together with explanations oil
illusions and obsolete words ana phfase 10y
FvANGELINE NJ o'CoNNoR Crown ovo 42O pages,
half leather. Price. g.
There arc multitude OF books shaksperes works but
the combination information here presented Is new and
is believed prove Of greatvalue TO all students
md readers Of Shakespeare.
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A LBANY BOATS-PEOPLES LINE.-Pal
L n acc steamers DREW and DEAN RICHMOND
leave every week day at at from Pier Al ~ Il. foot Of
Freight received until the hour departure
DAY LINE to OLD POINT COMFORT
~ NORFOLK VA, and SOUTH. ~
. Leave via Penn X Il 4:3O M Paror cars 10 baimore.
thence palace steamers arriving &C 0d Point a. $40 &
Gen'lPass. Agent, 3l9 Broadway. n. Z.
CATSKILL EVENING LINE.
~ For CATSKILL and landings. Boats lolvo Pier 81
North ltlvor loot u y-strset, daily 10 80 49,.
For srUYvESANr and ATHENS from Pier 81 North
Saturdays ~ Same hour.
SHORE LINE, all Rail- for Boston. Provi-
~ dence Newport and all New-Engand Points % Ex
press trains daily (Sundays e1cepte from Grand central
Depot at M, Up tparlor cars and III M palace
seepinScars sunday trains 10 III (parlor cars IL III
Take 3p. Express for Newport arriving at TAO
NEW "Reminiscences leave Peck-sllp
~ pier rs, r. at Pm end IL pm Sundays excepted
Steamers arrive In time for early trains north and east
A TROY BOATS, CITIZENS LINE. -
"a. Steamers CITY OF TROY ana SARATOGA leave
footot Chrsopherst. North River daily except saturday
Gp for Troy AMI the North sunday steamer touche, at
Albany Troy Excursion Tickets s250.
BOSTON. NEWPORT. NORTH and EAST
- via FALL RIVER LINE - Steamers PILGRIM
and BRISTOL Leave Pier 70 N X, foot Of Murray
a. At o:)n y n tMiy l5ulty, inolabD. Connecttoa
IN An orchestra each steamer Best acoomnoistIoaL
Lowest Rates.
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auction Sales of Rea! estate.
GALE OF STATE LANDS.

SA v.,,..
The state Nebraska will sell at public auction on fray
June 1887 NJ 10 and on succeeding days az me
entrance Capitol building IN tho city OF Lncon All VIC
lots living city Of Lincoln belonging 10 said staie oVS
In number. Terms OF sale;
Each lot sold for 800 or less. cash.
sold for 500 ouethri cash. balance 10 "o
equal PAYMENTS and at per cent
aud appraised value may be learned AZ III,
Office OF the Commissioner OF Public Lands anu buiseV w
10 Office of the Secretary OF state
Date, April 20, 1887
- O. I. LAWS. secretary.
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Jnsiruriion
Bows and Young Men---City.
For Young Ladies-Cit,

IA OODBRIDGE SCHOOL. 80 East 45th-st.
-scientihc classical senior junior primary terms
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THE HARVARD EXAMINATIONS fol
4 WOMEN will DC held in New-YOrk on june 80, July
and q For information apply 10 the SECRETARY Il Yves
i2thst. New-York.
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For Both Sexes-Ctv.
Stenographic
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1Os and 10 East l25thst Write Tor large cireuiars
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LIFE OF GEN. ROBERT E. LEE.

By JOHN EsTEN COOKE. NEW EDITION AT RE-
DICED PRICE. With illustrations. Svo CLOTH Price. So
For sale bv bookselers work sent by the pub
lshers by mail. postpaid, receipt OF the price
ls&5BoND STREET, NEw.YoRK
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-08

The most destructive slide / remember
was one that came down upon the Sheri.
dan and Mandota mines near the top OF
the range that rises above Ouray. II
carried away the kitchen and bunk house
Of the men. and covered fifteen miners.
Some who escaped came down To Ouray
on snow shoes over a perilous trail. run.
ming nearly. all the way along p~recipices,
and overhung-with cliffs, bearing tremb-
ling masses Of snow, threatening other
slides. They begged us for help to dig
out their imprisoned comrades. We sent
a PARTY up on snow shoes Immediately.
eight Of the nerviest men in the camp.
They got up 10 the mines safely and dug
out tho bodies and two live men. Then
they put seven Of the dead men into sleds,
and with the rescued men started back &c
Ouray, a party Of fifteen.
They were half way down when another
slide came down on the trail and swept
away sleds. corpses and rcscuers. There
was a space fifty feet wide from the trail
To the brink Of a canyon. over eighty feet
deep. Some Of the men were released by
the snow before they were carried to the
edge Of the gulf, but most Of them. with
all the sled bearers, went over and down
upon the deep nov at the bottom. Not
one Of that party was killed. although
they were somewhat bruised, and they
all, singly or in small parties, made their
way hack to Ouray within the next three
DAYS. The corpses lay embalmed in the
snow until spring. when the thawing Of
the snow made them visible. They were
then brought down 10 Ouray and buried.
-Ouray Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-08
Ori.in Of Natural Gas.

DIR. Ii. A. Mott. the chemist. has been
making a study Of natural gas. When
asked what he thought was the origin of
the gas, and whether he thought it was
really volatizel petroleum, as has been
claimed. he replied: No. 1t Seems to
me that il cannot he; to 50 produce il
would require a far greater heat than ex-
lists at the depth where it is found. Ny
theory is that the gas was thrown oil
during the first stage of decomposition Of
the herbaceous and ligneus plants, and
has since remained undiscovered in the
cayerns of the earth. say the first
stage becau-, | consider that in this case
there were three stages Of decomposition,
the first resulting in gas, the second in
petroleum and the third in coal.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-08

.'Of course you find a great difference
in the natural aptitude Of different per.
sons for such things
.'Oh. yes. The athlete is born an ath.
lete; the gymnast is made, and some.
times made from very unprumising ma
terial. | can take almost any youth and
teach him to he a good gymnast. But
some persons seem Ia have a quicker con-
nection than Others between the brain
and certain muscles. and these excel in
what requires immediate ols-lience Of
the muscles "a the will. There is a physi.
cal tact just as there is a mental tact,
and an apparently difficult and dangerous
feat is accomplished by using just the
right stress at just the right moment.
There is. Of course. a certain knack m
using the apparatus. This is taught in a
small part IF the time in which il can lie
acquired by practice without the lessons.
A good many Of the gymnasts' feats
which are apparently done ~ easily are
the result IF long continued practice. As
SOME one has said. AN unelucated eye
can no more appreciate the difficulties Of
certain gymnastic exercises by seeing
them done with 81 much ease than an
inexperienced ear can estimate those If a
piece of music by hearing it played
New York Mail anu Express Interview.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-08
A FuN-7Al. m EGYPT.
The Nnrel Procession aud the Sfrin
Voiced weepers the .nterncnt.

80 HN'f'
Voiced weepers -rlie .ntermcnt.
A funeral in Egypt Is, indeed. strange
sight. and the first one tic viitor secs as
tonishcs very much. At the head Of the
procession march a corporate body of the
blind and a certain number Of men, who
proceed at a quick step. singing "A most
iubilant lir, while swinging themselves
from right to left. Behind them comes
the funeral car. or rather a sort Of bier,
bearing a great red shawl, In which the
body is deposited. At the extremity Of
the bier, on a perch, is placed the turhan
or the tarbouche OF the defunct. Two
men carry this bier. They follow with
such high spirits the movements OF the
head of the cortcge that the corpse,
rocked in every direction, seems to Jump
under the shawl that shrouds it. The
women bring up the rear, some on asses,
some on %
The first row is formed Of weepers or
rather screamers, who send forth toward
heaven at each step the shrfllest notes.
The weepcrS hold in their hand a hand
kerchicf, with which they are not solicit
Gus Of wiping their eyes perfectly dry,
but which they pull by the two ends be-
hind their head witha gesture that would
be desperate il il were not droll. On ar
rival at the cemetery they take the corpse
from the bier, TO cast il, such as it is, into
the grave. The grand funerals, however,
take place with much more soleInnity.
An important parsonage is hardly dead in
Egypt before his friends and acquaintance
hurry to the house: during one or two
days they eat and drink at the expense of
the dead, or rather his heirs, indulgingi in
the noisieSt demonstrations.
When the hour of the interment ar
rives a scene Of the widest character is
produced. The slaves and women Of
the house throw themselves on the corpse
and feign a determination to hinder il
from passing the threshold. This lugu-
brious tragedy is played conscientiouly;
they snatch away the coffin; they Delay
each other with blows. and the most vio-
lent and frightful clamor is heard. Al
last the procession leaves the house and
retires to the cemetery, preceded by am.
els loaded with victuals, which are dis
tributed to the poor %Eurrying in crowds
along the road. All along the road the
mourners and friends of the family fight
for the honor of bearing the bier for an
instant. and thus it passes or rather
bounds from hand ito hand amid the
most frightful disorder. The interment
ended. every n returns to the house OF
the dead To recommence the festivities,
dancing and the mortuary demonstra.
tions.-Brooklyn Magazine.